I'm So Grateful
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I'm So Grateful
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Summary
The basic form of gratitude is counting your blessings-something good happens in our life we notice it and thank G-D for it.
This week's Torah Portion introduces another way to spice up our gratitude: Looking at the Before and After in life. Notice how your life was before you received the gift and after, see how much better life is.
This week we learn how the jews were counted. One of the reasons given is for the jews to reflect how far they came in such a short time. Going from a nation of 70 to over 600,000.
There was a pauper who one day struck it rich. Every year on the anniversary of the windfall he would make a huge party inviting the whole city. Besides for having the best food and drink with a band for everyone to enjoy, he had this custom where he put on the rags from the days from when he was a pauper. This was to remind him of his past and how his life changed in such an extreme way.
So the next time we have what to be grateful for, instead of just noticing the good we received, add to that reflecting on how much our life has been transformed for the better because of the gift that was given to us.
Idea based on a Ramban on Parshas Bamidbar